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Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Management

By Dr. Sarah Foohey @SarahFoohey

#Hypothermic #Cardiac #Arrest #Management #Hypothermia
Hypothermic Cardiac ... SarahFoohey #Hypothermic ... Arrest #Management #Hypothermia
Hypothermic Cardiac Arrest Management
"Not dead until 32° and dead"
1) Start ACLS + Rewarming
2) Should this code
Hypothermic Cardiac ... @SarahFoohey #Hypothermic ... Arrest #Management #hypothermia
Approach to Hypothermic Resuscitation

- Luke Neil, MD, Kory Gebhardt, MD, NUEM Blog

#Hypothermia #Management #Resuscitation #Cold #Protocol
Approach to Hypothermic ... , NUEM Blog #Hypothermia
Hypothermia in Sepsis - Pathophysiology
 • 20% of septic pts → HYPOTHERMIA
 • Increased mortality 62%
Hypothermia in Sepsis ... of septic pts → HYPOTHERMIA ... vs 26% without hypothermia ... Risk factors for hypothermia ... response ↑IL-10 #Hypothermia
Osborn wave (J wave) in Hypothermia - Positive deflection at the J point

Height of the J
wave (J wave) in Hypothermia ... the degree of hypothermia ... Osborn #JWave #Hypothermia
EKG Changes in Hypothermia #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #Hypothermia #Osborne #JWaves #ECGEducator
EKG Changes in Hypothermia ... MedStudent #EKG #Hypothermia
Osborn (J Wave)

Etiology 
• Hypothermia (below 320C / SOOF) 
• Normal variant 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Neurological
Etiology • Hypothermia ... with degree of hypothermia ... Cardiology #EKG #ECG #Hypothermia
POLAR Randomized Clinical Trial - Effect of Early Sustained Prophylactic Hypothermia on Neurologic Outcomes Among Patients
Sustained Prophylactic Hypothermia ... early prophylactic hypothermia ... #Prophylactic #Hypothermia
Hypothermia on EKG
 • J (Osborn) waves
 • PR, QRS, and QT prolongation
 • Various bradyarrythmias
Hypothermia on EKG ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Hypothermia
Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia
 • Passive rewarming - Requires adequate patient physiologic mechanisms. Inadequate for more
Rewarming Methods in Hypothermia ... more than mild hypothermia ... Rewarming #Methods #Hypothermia